Awards Record
Inaugurated in 2007, the Asian Film Awards celebrates excellence in Asian cinema through the annual presentation of awards to talents and films that make up the dynamic film industries of Asia. Awards night is a spectacular gathering of stars, industry professionals and media organisations that celebrates the year’s achievements in Asian cinema.
Best Film
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Evil Does Not Exist
Japan
17th Best Film -
Drive My Car
Japan
16th Best Film -
Wife of a Spy
15th Best Film -
Parasite
14th Best Film -
Shoplifters
13th Best Film -
Youth
12th Best Film -
I Am Not Madame Bovary
11th Best Film -
The Assassin
10th Best Film -
Blind Massage
9th Best Film -
The Grandmaster
8th Best Film -
Mystery
7th Best Film -
A Separation
6th Best Film -
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
5th Best Film -
Mother
4th Best Film -
Tokyo Sonata
3rd Best Film -
Secret Sunshine
2nd Best Film -
The Host
1st Best Film
Best Director
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KORE-EDA Hirokazu
Monster
17th Best Director -
KORE-EDA Hirokazu
Broker
16th Best Director -
ZHANG Yimou
One Second
15th Best Director -
WANG Xiaoshuai
So Long, My Son
14th Best Director -
LEE Chang-dong
Burning
13th Best Director -
ISHII Yuya
The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue
12th Best Director -
NA Hong-jin
The Wailing
11th Best Director -
HOU Hsiao-Hsien
The Assassin
10th Best Director -
Ann HUI
The Golden Era
9th Best Director -
WONG Kar Wai
The Grandmaster
8th Best Director -
KITANO Takeshi
Outrage Beyond
7th Best Director -
Asghar FARHADI
A Separation
6th Best Director -
LEE Chang-dong
Poetry
5th Best Director -
LU Chuan
City of Life and Death
4th Best Director -
KORE-EDA Hirokazu
Still Walking
3rd Best Director -
LEE Chang-dong
Secret Sunshine
2nd Best Director -
JIA Zhangke
Still Life
1st Best Director
Best Actor
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YAKUSHO Koji
Perfect Days
17th Best Actor -
Tony LEUNG Chiu Wai
Where the Wind Blows
16th Best Actor -
YOO Ah-in
Voice of Silence
15th Best Actor -
LEE Byung-hun
The Man Standing Next
14th Best Actor -
YAKUSHO Koji
The Blood of Wolves
13th Best Actor -
Louis KOO
Paradox
12th Best Actor -
ASANO Tadanobu
Harmonium
11th Best Actor -
LEE Byung-hun
Inside Men
10th Best Actor -
LIAO Fan
Black Coal, Thin Ice
9th Best Actor -
Irrfan KHAN
The Lunchbox
8th Best Actor -
Eddie Garcia
Bwakaw
7th Best Actor -
Donny DAMARA
Lovely Man
6th Best Actor -
HA Jung-woo
The Yellow Sea
5th Best Actor -
WANG Xueqi
Bodyguards and Assassins
4th Best Actor -
MOTOKI Masahiro
Departures
3rd Best Actor -
Tony LEUNG Chiu Wai
Lust, Caution
2nd Best Actor -
SONG Kang-ho
The Host
1st Best Actor
Best Actress
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JIANG Qinqin
Dwelling by the West Lake
17th Best Actress -
TANG Wei
Decision to Leave
16th Best Actress -
AOI Yu
Wife of a Spy
15th Best Actress -
ZHOU Dongyu
Better Days
14th Best Actress -
Samal YESLYAMOVA
Ayka
13th Best Actress -
Sylvia CHANG
Love Education
12th Best Actress -
FAN Bingbing
I Am Not Madame Bovary
11th Best Actress -
SHU Qi
The Assassin
10th Best Actress -
BAE Doo-na
A Girl at My Door
9th Best Actress -
ZHANG Ziyi
The Grandmaster
8th Best Actress -
Nora AUNOR
Thy Womb
7th Best Actress -
Deanie IP
A Simple Life
6th Best Actress -
XU Fan
Aftershock
5th Best Actress -
KIM Hye-ja
Mother
4th Best Actress -
ZHOU Xun
The Equation of Love and Death
3rd Best Actress -
JEON Do-yeon
Secret Sunshine
2nd Best Actress -
NAKATANI Miki
Memories of Matsuko
1st Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor
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PARK Hoon
12.12: The Day
17th Best Supporting Actor -
MIYAZAWA Hio
Egoist
16th Best Supporting Actor -
KIM Hyun-bin
The Silent Forest
15th Best Supporting Actor -
KASE Ryo
To the Ends of the Earth
14th Best Supporting Actor -
ZHANG Yu
Dying to Survive
13th Best Supporting Actor -
YANG Ik-joon
Wilderness
12th Best Supporting Actor -
LAM Suet
Trivisa
11th Best Supporting Actor -
ASANO Tadanobu
Journey to the Shore
10th Best Supporting Actor -
WANG Zhiwen
The Golden Era
9th Best Supporting Actor -
HUANG Bo
No Man’s Land
8th Best Supporting Actor -
Nawazuddin SIDDIQUI
Talaash: The Answer Lies Within
7th Best Supporting Actor -
Lawrence KO
Jump! Ashin
6th Best Supporting Actor -
Sammo HUNG
Ip Man 2
5th Best Supporting Actor -
Nicholas TSE
Bodyguards and Assassins
4th Best Supporting Actor -
JUNG Woo-sung
The Good, the Bad, the Weird
3rd Best Supporting Actor -
SUN Honglei
Mongol
2nd Best Supporting Actor
Best Supporting Actress
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Rachel LEUNG
In Broad Daylight
17th Best Supporting Actress -
KIM So-jin
Emergency Declaration
16th Best Supporting Actress -
MAKITA Aju
True Mothers
15th Best Supporting Actress -
Samantha KO
A Sun
14th Best Supporting Actress -
Kara WAI
Tracey
13th Best Supporting Actress -
ZHANG Yuqi
Legend of the Demon Cat
12th Best Supporting Actress -
MOON So-ri
The Handmaiden
11th Best Supporting Actress -
ZHOU Yun
The Assassin
10th Best Supporting Actress -
IKEWAKI Chizuru
The Light Shines Only There
9th Best Supporting Actress -
YEO Yann Yann
Ilo Ilo
8th Best Supporting Actress -
WATANABE Makiko
Capturing Dad
7th Best Supporting Actress -
Shamaine BUENCAMINO
Niño
6th Best Supporting Actress -
YOUN Yuh-jung
The Housemaid
5th Best Supporting Actress -
Kara WAI
At the End of Daybreak
4th Best Supporting Actress -
Gina PARENO
Service
3rd Best Supporting Actress -
Joan CHEN
The Sun Also Rises
2nd Best Supporting Actress
Best New Director
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Nick CHEUK
Time Still Turns the Pages
17th Best New Director -
Jigme Trinley
One and Four
16th Best New Director -
HONG Eui-jeong
Voice of Silence
15th Best New Director -
HIKARI
37 Seconds
14th Best New Director -
Oliver CHAN Siu Kuen
Still Human
13th Best New Director -
DONG Yue
The Looming Storm
12th Best New Director
Best Newcomer
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Tergel BOLD-ERDENE
City of Wind
17th Best Newcomer -
MAK Pui Tung
The Sparring Partner
16th Best Newcomer -
LIU Haocun
One Second
15th Best Newcomer -
Jackson YEE
Better Days
14th Best Newcomer -
Johnny HUANG Jingyu
Operation Red Sea
13th Best Newcomer -
Chutimon CHUENGCHAROENSUKYING
Bad Genius
12th Best Newcomer -
KIM Tae-ri
The Handmaiden
11th Best Newcomer -
Jessie LI
Port of Call
10th Best Newcomer -
ZHANG Huiwen
Coming Home
9th Best Newcomer -
JIANG Shuying
So Young
8th Best Newcomer -
QI Xi
Mystery
7th Best Newcomer -
NI Ni
The Flowers of War
6th Best Newcomer -
Mark CHAO
Monga
5th Best Newcomer -
NG Meng Hui
At the End of Daybreak
4th Best Newcomer -
YU Shaoqun
Forever Enthralled
3rd Best Newcomer
Best Screenplay
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Pema Tseden
Snow Leopard
17th Best Screenplay -
CHUNG Seo-kyung, PARK Chan-wook
Decision to Leave
16th Best Screenplay -
Chaitanya TAMHANE
The Disciple
15th Best Screenplay -
BONG Joon-ho, HAN Jin-won
Parasite
14th Best Screenplay -
JIA Zhangke
Ash is Purest White
13th Best Screenplay -
Mayank TEWARI, Amit V MASURKAR
Newton
12th Best Screenplay -
Asghar FARHADI
The Salesman
11th Best Screenplay -
JIA Zhangke
Mountains May Depart
10th Best Screenplay -
DIAO Yinan
Black Coal, Thin Ice
9th Best Screenplay -
Ritesh BATRA
The Lunchbox
8th Best Screenplay -
MEI Feng, YU Fan, LOU Ye
Mystery
7th Best Screenplay -
Asghar FARHADI
A Separation
6th Best Screenplay -
LEE Chang-dong
Poetry
5th Best Screenplay -
PARK Eun-kyo, BONG Joon-ho
Mother
4th Best Screenplay -
KUROSAWA Kiyoshi, Max MANNIX, TANAKA Sachiko
Tokyo Sonata
3rd Best Screenplay -
AU Kin Yee, WAI Ka Fai
Mad Detective
2nd Best Screenplay -
Mani HAGHIGHI
Men at Work
1st Best Screenplay
Best Editing
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KIM Sang-bum
12.12: The Day
17th Best Editing -
YAMAZAKI Azusa
Drive My Car
16th Best Editing -
LI Yongyi
Cliff Walkers
15th Best Editing -
YANG Jin-mo
Parasite
14th Best Editing -
TSUKAMOTO Shinya
Killing
13th Best Editing -
SHIN Min-kyung
The King
12th Best Editing -
Lee CHATAMETIKOOL, Natalie SOH
Apprentice
11th Best Editing -
William CHANG Suk Ping, CHU Ka Yat, LIAO Ching Sung, WONG Hoi, Philip YUNG
Port of Call
10th Best Editing -
Gareth EVANS
The Raid 2: Berandal
9th Best Editing -
SHIN Min-kyung
Cold Eyes
8th Best Editing -
KUSAKABE Mototaka
The Kirishima Thing
7th Best Editing -
Hayedeh SAFIYARI
A Separation
6th Best Editing -
NAM Na-young
I Saw the Devil
5th Best Editing -
Lee CHATAMETIKOOL
Karaoke
4th Best Editing -
KIM Sun-min
The Chaser
3rd Best Editing -
David RICHARDSON
Eye in the Sky
2nd Best Editing -
Lee CHATAMETIKOOL
Syndromes and a Century
1st Best Editing
Best Cinematography
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Matthias DELVAUX
Snow Leopard
17th Best Cinematography -
LV Songye
One and Four
16th Best Cinematography -
Masoud Amini Tirani
The Wasteland
15th Best Cinematography -
DONG Jinsong
The Wild Goose Lake
14th Best Cinematography -
ZHAO Xiaoding
Shadow
13th Best Cinematography -
KIM Ji-yong
The Fortress
12th Best Cinematography -
LUO Pan
I Am Not Madame Bovary
11th Best Cinematography -
Mark LEE Ping-Bing
The Assassin
10th Best Cinematography -
ZENG Jian
Blind Massage
9th Best Cinematography -
Philippe LE SOURD
The Grandmaster
8th Best Cinematography -
Touraj ASLANI
Rhino Season
7th Best Cinematography -
Jake POLLOCK, LAI Yiu Fai
Wu Xia
6th Best Cinematography -
Mark LEE Ping-Bing
Norwegian Wood
5th Best Cinematography -
CAO Yu
City of Life and Death
4th Best Cinematography -
Jola DYLEWSKA
Tulpan
3rd Best Cinematography -
LIAO Pen-Jung
Help Me Eros
2nd Best Cinematography -
KIM Hyung-goo
The Host
1st Best Cinematography
Best Original Music
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ISHIBASHI Eiko
Evil Does Not Exist
17th Best Original Music -
ISHIBASHI Eiko
Drive My Car
16th Best Original Music -
Day TAI
The Way We Keep Dancing
15th Best Original Music -
Karsh KALE, The Salvage Audio Collective
Gully Boy
14th Best Original Music -
HOSONO Haruomi
Shoplifters
13th Best Original Music -
HISAISHI Joe
Our Time Will Come
12th Best Original Music -
Mowg
The Age of Shadows
11th Best Original Music -
LIM Giong
The Assassin
10th Best Original Music -
Mikey McCLEARY
Margarita, with a Straw
9th Best Original Music -
UMEBAYASHI Shigeru, Nathaniel MECHALY
The Grandmaster
8th Best Original Music -
Pritam CHAKRABORTY
BARFI!
7th Best Original Music -
CHAN Kwong Wing, Peter KAM, Chatchai PONGPRAPAPHAN
Wu Xia
6th Best Original Music -
Indian Ocean
Peepli Live
5th Best Original Music -
LO Ta-Yu
Vengeance
4th Best Original Music -
HISAISHI Joe
Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea
3rd Best Original Music -
Vishal DADLANI, Shekhar RAVJIANI
Om Shanti Om
2nd Best Original Music -
Rahayu SUPANGGAH
Opera Jawa
1st Best Original Music
Best Costume Design
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MAN Lim Chung
The Goldfinger
17th Best Costume Design -
Dora NG, Karen YIP
Anita
16th Best Costume Design -
KOKETSU Haruki
Wife of a Spy
15th Best Costume Design -
Pacharin SURAWATANAPONGS
Happy Old Year
14th Best Costume Design -
CHEN Minzheng
Shadow
13th Best Costume Design -
CHEN Tongxun
Legend of the Demon Cat
13th Best Costume Design -
CHO Sang-kyung
The Handmaiden
11th Best Costume Design -
LEE Ji-yeon, SHIM Hyun-seob
The Throne
10th Best Costume Design -
William CHANG Suk Ping
Gone with the Bullets
9th Best Costume Design -
William CHANG Suk Ping
The Grandmaster
8th Best Costume Design -
MAN Lim Chung
The Silent War
7th Best Costume Design -
YEE Chung Man, LAI Hsuan-Wu
The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate
6th Best Costume Design -
William CHANG Suk Ping
Let the Bullets Fly
5th Best Costume Design -
Christian LACROIX, Anne DUNSFORD, WANG Chia-Hui
Face
4th Best Costume Design
Best Production Design
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Eric LAM
The Goldfinger
17th Best Production Design -
RYU Seong-hie
Decision to Leave
16th Best Production Design -
Kenneth MAK
Limbo
15th Best Production Design -
LEE Ha-jun
Parasite
14th Best Production Design -
MA Kwong Wing
Shadow
13th Best Production Design -
TU Nan, LU Wei
Legend of the Demon Cat
12th Best Production Design -
RYU Seong-hie
The Handmaiden
11th Best Production Design -
HWARNG Wern-Ying
The Assassin
10th Best Production Design -
LIU Qing
Gone with the Bullets
9th Best Production Design -
William CHANG Suk Ping, Alfred YAU
The Grandmaster
8th Best Production Design -
Bahman GHOBADI, Daryoosh PEIRO
Rhino Season
7th Best Production Design -
YEE Chung Man, SUN Li
Wu Xia
6th Best Production Design -
HAYASHIDA Yuji
13 Assassins
5th Best Production Design -
Alain-Pascal HOUSIAUX, Patrick DECHESNE, LEE Tian-Jue
Face
4th Best Production Design -
Daniel LEE
Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon
3rd Best Production Design -
CAO Jiuping, ZHANG Jianqun
The Sun Also Rises
2nd Best Production Design -
Tim YIP
The Banquet
1st Best Production Design
Best Visual Effects
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YAMAZAKI Takashi, SHIBUYA Kiyoko, TAKAHASHI Masaki, NOJIMA Tatsuji
Godzilla Minus One
17th Best Visual Effect -
Chas CHAU, LEUNG Wai Kit, KWOK Tai, LAW May
Warriors of Future
16th Best Visual Effects -
Tim CROSBIE, Joy WU
The Eight Hundred
15th Best Visual Effects -
Tomi KUO, Renovatio Pictures
Detention
14th Best Visual Effects -
Alex LIM Hung Fung
Project Gutenberg
13th Best Visual Effects -
ISHII Norio
Legend of the Demon Cat
12th Best Visual Effects -
OHYA Tetsuo
Shin Godzilla
11th Best Visual Effects -
Prasad SUTAR
Bajirao Mastani
10th Best Visual Effects -
Rick SANDER, Christoph ZOLLINGER
Gone with the Bullets
9th Best Visual Effects -
JUNG Sung-jin
Mr. Go
8th Best Visual Effects -
Farbod KHOSHTINAT
Rhino Season
7th Best Visual Effects -
KIM Wook, Josh COLE, Frankie CHUNG
The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate
6th Best Visual Effects -
Phil JONES
Aftershock
5th Best Visual Effects -
LEE Jeon-hyoung
Thirst
4th Best Visual Effects -
Craig HAYES
Red Cliff
3rd Best Visual Effects -
NG Yuen Fai
The Warlords
2nd Best Visual Effects -
The Orphanage
The Host
1st Best Visual Effects
Best Sound
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INOUE Natsuko
Godzilla Minus One
17th Best Sound -
TU Duu-Chih, WU Shu-Yao
Anita
16th Best Sound -
Nopawat LIKITWONG
Limbo
15th Best Sound -
KUREISHI Yoshifumi
Listen to the Universe
14th Best Sound -
YANG Jiang, ZHAO Nan
Shadow
13th Best Sound -
TU Duu-Chih, WU Shu-Yao
The Great Buddha +
12th Best Sound -
FANG Tao, HAO Zhiyu
Crosscurrent
11th Best Sound -
CHU Shih-Yi, TU Duu-Chih, WU Shu-Yao
The Assassin
10th Best Sound
Lifetime Achievement Award
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ZHANG Yimou
17th Lifetime Achievement Award -
Sammo HUNG
16th Lifetime Achievement Award -
LEE Chang-dong
13th Lifetime Achievement Award -
Sylvia CHANG
12th Lifetime Achievement Award -
TSUI Hark
11th Lifetime Achievement Award -
Yuen Wo Ping
10th Lifetime Achievement Award -
KIKI Kirin
10th Lifetime Achievement Award -
IM Kwon-taek
9th Lifetime Achievement Award -
HOU Hsiao-Hsien
8th Lifetime Achievement Award -
Ann HUI
6th Lifetime Achievement Award -
Raymond CHOW
5th Lifetime Achievement Award -
Amitabh BACHCHAN
4th Lifetime Achievement Award -
YAMADA Yoji
2nd Lifetime Achievement Award
Asian Film Contribution Award
Excellence in Asian Cinema Award
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LEE Young-ae
17th Excellence in Asian Cinema Award -
SUZUKI Ryohei
17th Excellence in Asian Cinema Award -
ABE Hiroshi
16th Excellence in Asian Cinema Award -
LEE Byung-hun
15th Excellence in Asian Cinema Award -
YAKUSHO Koji
13th Excellence in Asian Cinema Award -
Kara WAI
12th Excellence in Asian Cinema Award -
Sammi CHENG
11th Excellence in Asian Cinema Award -
NAKATANI Miki
9th Excellence in Asian Cinema Award -
Michelle YEOH
7th Excellence in Asian Cinema Award
Highest-Grossing Asian Film
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Full River Red
17th Highest-Grossing Asian Film -
Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train
15th Highest-Grossing Asian Film -
Operation Red Sea
13th Highest-Grossing Asian Film -
Wolf Warrior 2
12th Highest-Grossing Asian Film -
Monster Hunt
10th Highest-Grossing Asian Film -
Breakup Buddies
9th Highest-Grossing Asian Film -
Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons
8th Highest-Grossing Asian Film -
Lost in Thailand
7th Highest-Grossing Asian Film -
Let the Bullets Fly
6th Highest-Grossing Asian Film -
Aftershock
5th Highest-Grossing Asian Film -
Red Cliff (Part 1 & 2)
4th Highest-Grossing Asian Film
Rising Star Award
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Win Metawin
17th AFA Rising Star Award -
PARK Seo-jun
13th AFA Rising Star Award -
LIN Jelly
11th AFA Rising Star Award -
WANG Likun
9th Moët-AFA Rising Star of Asia Award -
LEE Soo-hyuk
9th Moët-AFA Rising Star of Asia Award -
KURIYAMA Chiaki
8th Moët-AFA Rising Star of Asia Award -
KIM Nam-gil
8th Moët-AFA Rising Star of Asia Award